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Date December 1925 - present
Areas Of Involvement music • country music
Related People Ricky Skaggs • Marty Robbins • Faron Young • Mel Tillis • Charley Pride • Alan Jackson • Patsy Cline • Maybelle Carter • Loretta Lynn • Minnie Pearl • Ira Louvin • Roy Acuff • Ernest Tubb • Dave Macon • Tennessee Ernie Ford

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